“Workers have always been exploited, but that rate of exploitation — measured by the productivity wage gap we talked about earlier — is increasing exponentially for millennials.” That’s a line from a piece I recently read where Vox.com’s Sean Illing interviewed Malcolm Harris, author of Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials.…
The door opened and a little light peered into the dark bedroom where my sister and I shared a bunk bed. My dad peeked in, “Hey girls—wanna go see something cool?” And off my brothers and sister and I went to the middle of nowhere to watch the Perseid meteor shower that rolls around every August.…
The definition of insanity—or so they say—is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. (And for the record, no—Albert Einstein didn’t say it. But I’ve digressed.) I’m reminded of a story I read recently to my young daughter where Winnie the Pooh tries to bury a pot of honey in…
As a high school student, I had the distinct pleasure of getting to know many exchange students through the programs at our community’s schools. Our family even had the chance to host two—one from Finland, and another from Brazil. Over the years we’ve all kept in contact as we’ve started our own lives around the…
I want to challenge you. Could the United States—the beacon of freedom, economic and military superpower, and perhaps history’s greatest anomaly—ever fall as far as Venezuela? Before we get back to that, let me give you a brief crash course in what South American friends are currently enjoying. There’s no food. Imagine being so…
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy’s signature “You Might Be a Redneck” routine was running through my head these last few days as I thought about Venezuela and socialism. No really, I promise there’s a connection. His classic routine goes through the tell-tale signs of redneck-ness: “If you have a complete set of salad bowls and they all…
(Originally posted at TheBlaze.com for The Chris Salcedo Show.) Recently I had the privilege of getting to know an immigrant from Eastern Europe. The man told me a story of survival and escape so incredible that it had me on the edge of my seat—literally—for the duration. He and his family fled the Soviet Union’s…
Yesterday in Part I, we ended our discussion by pointing to the real way out; things that stabilize, heal, and grow our economy. Increasing our credit without any thought to ending the frivolous and thoughtless spending that brings us to the brink every few years will not fix the problem; it will only mask it.…
Dear Visa, I am writing today to request a credit increase. A quick perusal of my account will reveal that I’ve reached my limit. Yes, I know, I’ve done this dozens of times, and I know I haven’t paid my bills. Still, this increase is incredibly important to me; rather, it is VITAL to…
In the popular flick Marley & Me, the protagonist’s friend—a fellow journalist—is sent to Colombia for to write a piece on the drug trafficking, because he’s got a guy that can “put him next to Pablo Escobar.” Pablo Escobar, as you may know, was the infamously violent Colombian drug warlord that put his nation on the…
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